ZHONG CHENG

Born in Linan, Zhejiang province, Kao Yihung’s original name was Chongyao, also known as the curator of Lanhsiang. He travelled through famous mountains and rivers during the war time. He excels at water ink paintings and flowers and birds with a vivid art style. He met his friends through painting and organized the Seven Friends Art Association, the Six Couple Art Association, Renyin Art Association, and taught the late President Chiang Chingguo Chinese painting. Since 1950s, he is skilled at the four forms in calligraphy and widely recognized in running script. Known as the genius child at the age of nine, his early works focused on skills in painting flowers, feathers, bugs and birds; his later works incorporated calligraphy and presented expressionism in water ink form.